零六五六深蓝词典

miserly

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈmaɪ.zəl.i]
  • 美式音标 [ˈmaɪ.zɚ.li]
  • 国际音标 ['maizəli]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.吝啬的；少量的

词根记忆

  • 来自miser(n.吝啬鬼)

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    miser：守财奴；吝啬鬼；（石油工程上用的）凿井机。
    miserliness：贪婪；吝啬。

英汉例句

  • A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
    老子守财奴,儿子败家子.
  • Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
    现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。
  • Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.
    原来似乎是非常小气的伯伯竟突然间慷慨起来,这倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆.
  • Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
    现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。
  • A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
    老子守财奴,儿子败家子.

词组短语

    短语

  • miserly father 悭吝的父亲
  • miserly y 小气的
  • Being Miserly 吝啬
  • be miserly 吝啬
  • Miserly worker 小杉勇饰

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (PERSON) like or typical of a miser
  • (AMOUNT) A miserly amount is extremely small.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.
  • If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.